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Crisp on the outside and moist in the middle, this sweet potato burger has a wonderful earthy flavor from rosemary & paprika.

I couldn’t wait to make this sweet potato burger after seeing this recipe. I made a few alterations based on the ingredients I had (or rather, didn’t have) in my kitchen. I ended up making them with tofu instead of beans, which worked out great. I flavored them with rosemary and paprika, which was a nice earthy balance to the maple syrup. Sometimes veggie burgers can be too starchy and brick-heavy, but this one was moist in the center and crispy on the edges.

Because there are just 2 of us, I made half the recipe that I listed below. Later that week, I made this hummus with the leftover 1/2 sweet potato mash… which by no coincidence resembles the flavors in this burger because they happened to be the ingredients I had around. Hey, cook once eat twice, right?

I’ve been craving a veggie burger all week. This definitely looks like it could satisfy said craving. Love sweet potatoes. The addition of panko is sure to make the exterior nice and crispy. I find a lot of veggie burgers heavy – as you mentioned. This one looks really nice and light. Thanks for sharing. Hope you are having a really nice week. 🙂

Fabulous! I just made my own variation. Didn’t have tofu so I cracked open a can of northern beans and used a couple spoonfuls of those instead. Worked great! Since I had also made some mixed split pea soup, I just served the patties over greens from the garden with a dollop of mayo. Thanks for sharing this!

I made this recipe for a dinner party today and it was a big hit. Absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for posting this. I paired it with rosemary/sage potato wedges and a salad with a cranberry-orange vinagrette.

I made these last night and even Todd actually liked them! Served them on mini challah rolls with goat chefs, caramelized onions, avocado, and arugula. So good!! Today I had a salad for lunch with the extra patties. Yummerz 🙂

I tried these since I’m always looking for alternatives to burgers, especially vegan/gluten free alternatives (I used a combination of rice cakes and corn chips combo crumbled via the food processor in lieu of panko). The finished burgers were wet, very wet and the sogginess did not bake away. I was tempted to add some oatmeal to help absorb the moisture but was afraid of the heaviness of the finished product. Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem? I did bake them in my countertop toaster oven but I don’t that should have made a difference.

If you’re gluten free (and don’t want to use panko), I would try crumbling up some gluten free bread to make bread crumbs — that should absorb moisture better than rice cakes and corn chips. And then I would just add more breadcrumbs if the patties seem to wet. I would be afraid that oatmeal might become gummy and, yes, maybe a bit heavy.

Also, I would really suggest baking them in a regular oven… Mine were pretty moist in the middle but still crispy, not soggy around the edges. (I find a lot of veggie burgers are dry so I liked them that way). I’m not super familiar with toaster ovens but I’m guessing they would bake more thoroughly in a stronger oven.

I made these tonight, the only difference was that I used tarragon in place of rosemary because I did not have rosemary, and I used whole wheat bread crumbs because that’s just what we use in my household. They were AWESOME. My meat loving (and former sweet potato hating) hubbs loved them, my one year old girl loved them and my three year old son loved them! I also loved them ;)The kids ate them alone (no bread or toppings, just cut up in pieces) and both had seconds. My hubbs and I ate them on the Ezekiel sesame bread, lightly toasted with sauteed mushroom, onion and spinach, and Emril’s New York deli style mustard. The mustard was a great complement to the sweetness. YUMMMM!!! Definitely a keeper 🙂 Thank you!

Hi Kierianne, firm or extra firm is best because there’s already a lot of moisture in this recipe – if you use medium, just try to press some of the water out before you use it. (set it out on towels for a bit then dab off the moisture)